Spinning eope-yakns



BOBBIN( -No. 8,617; Patentd Dec. 23, 1851.

RICHD. s. TUGKER, or BRooKLY NEw YORK.

sHN IivG ROPE-YARNS; i

Specification of Letters Patent No. 8,617, dated December 2 3, 1851 Toall whom, it may concern Be it known that 1,' RICHARD SANDs TUCKER, ofBrooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, haveinventedcertain new and usefullmprovements in Spinning Yarns for Cordage; and Ido hereby declare that the following is a fullyclear,

' and exact description of the same, reference LlO being had totheaccompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which--Figure 1 is a longitudinal View of the bobbin to be employed. Fg. 2 isalongitudinal section of the same, and Fig. 3 is an end vew of the same.

The same letters of reference denote similar parts in each of theseveral figures.

The nature of` my invention consists in a spinning yarns'tor cordageupon bobbins having movable head, or movable heads, so' that the yarn'can be packed tightly upon the bobbin in spinning, and when full theyarn can be removed from the bobbin,

whereby the inner end of the thread or yarn can be hauled or drawn out,in the process of rope making in forming the readies or strands ofcordage-thus saving much eXpense and labor and bobbins, besi-des' thegreat advantage of hauling` or drawing out the yarn or thread from theinner end.

To enable others skilled in the art, to

`make and use my invention, I will proceed to describe its Constructionand advantages.

A, is the hollow shaft or barrel of the bobbin, which may run on theusual spindle passing centrally through i'c-this shaft should be madetapering in direction of its length (as shown in the drawing) being ithicker, or of larger diameter near the fixed head B which may be castto it, or with a rim to admit of a head of thin sheet steel or othermaterial being riveted to it-the barrel A should be of cast iron orother material propriate manner. i h The m'anner of Operating the bobbinis as usual, and it is in size and appearance similar to the bobbin nowin general use, which have both heads fixed and immovab le, and beingformed of wood are cumbersome and constantly liable to be broken, wornout, and destroyed-these wooden bobbins are very .expensive and greatnumbers of them are required in the present mode of sp'inning, which maybe entirely dispensed with by the substitution of my improved mode ofspinning.

The yarn when spun in the manner described by me can be taken andremoved at pleasure, separated from the bobbinby simply taking ofi' theremovable head C. The barrel A being smooth and tapered can be readilydrawn out from the yarn-while the same bobbin is all that is required tobe employed for the same spindle, one bobbin only being required foreach. When the yarn is required to be made up into cordage it may beplaced as found to be most convenient and practicable-an uprght framewith divisions suited to the size of the coil of yarn is all that isnecessary for the yarn to be hauled from the center 'or inner endwithout any disturbance, entangling or waste of yarn.

The hauling the yarn from the inner end has important advantages inmaking Cordage, the yarn being thus drawn with the fibers of the hemplaying as when spun, or with the grain-and 'the undue twist in thethread being thrown` out, whereas by the manner of making rope nowpursued the yarn is of necessity drawn from the outside of the bobbinand which being reverse from the manner the yarnwas spun onto it andagainst the grain is rendered rough and imperfect .and cannot make sogood or so handsome rope.

Another great advantage to be derived by .this new mode of spinning ropeyarn will be found in the convenience it will afiord of i accumulating astock of yarn suited to the convenence of the manufacturer, ready forany demand or to suit hs orders for cordage,

whereas on the contrary by the present mode culty, the yarn is requiredto be made up into corclage as soon as spun inorder to keep the jenniessupplied with bobbins; In case of accident or other cause suspending theoperatons 'of the rope making department, the spnnng of yarn must alsocease While the presentmode of operation is pursued.

WVhat I claim as my nventon and desre to secure by Letters Patent, s- ISpnning rope yarns upon bobbins having movable head or heads, so thatthe yam can be packed tghtly upon the bobbn in spnnng and after spinnngcan be removed from the bobbn to be transfer-red and hauled 10 off intostrands for cordage from the nner ends thereof Without unwndng, thus,efi'ecting a great saving of bobbns and labqr.

` R. SANDS TUCKER.

Wtnesses:

RICHARD H. TUCKER, J o. A. DAYTON.

